The Justice Department says donors around the world thought they were funding humanitarian relief. Prosecutors say the money was actually being routed to Hamas. On June 17, 2026, DOJ announced a five-count criminal complaint against Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi, 38, of San Diego, California. The charges include terrorism, sanctions evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, and false statements. Sabassi was arrested in San Diego and brought before a U.S. magistrate judge in the Southern District of California. CASE UPDATE from @NewYorkFBI and @FBISanDiego: San Diego Resident Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi is charged with terrorism, sanctions-evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, and false statements in connection with his efforts… pic.twitter.com/mVTJUliHTv — FBI (@FBI) June 17, 2026 According to The Justice Department, Sabassi allegedly used social media accounts, crowdfunding websites, and a charity called Ikram – The Arab Charity Foundation Inc. to solicit donations from people across the globe. DOJ says he raised roughly $600,000 between December 2023 and February 2024 through those purported charitable campaigns. About $116,000 of that money allegedly went to a Hamas member, according to prosecutors. DOJ also alleges Sabassi tried to convert about $382,000 into cryptocurrency to send to Hamas through an outlet called Gaza Now. Prosecutors say some of the donor money was diverted to Hamas and some was kept for Sabassi’s personal use. Hamas has been a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization since 1997. That designation makes support for Hamas a federal criminal matter, no matter how the pitch to donors is dressed up. The alleged scheme worked because it looked like ordinary online charity. A cause, a crowdfunding link, an appeal to help suffering people. That is the part that should bother every American who has ever clicked donate. The money trail in this case, prosecutors say, ran toward a terrorist organization while the marketing said relief. The complaint contains accusations, and Sabassi is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If the allegations hold up in court, this is exactly the kind of terror-financing pipeline that counterterrorism agents are supposed to choke off before the cash ever reaches Gaza. The FBI says it caught this one early, with the money tracked and the arrest made in San Diego. The post DOJ Says Alleged Charity Drive Sent $116K To Hamas, Tried To Move $382K More appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.